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karlthev said:#17 just "not in the picture" for my buy. I have two otherwise would have gotten it. Just needed the proper head. Thanks Varooj. This is an exceptionla light!
karl
Lips said:The setting all the way to the right. I can't remember if it says 14.8 or 16.8 v
WAVE_PARTICLE said:SIZE MATTERS
ss2nv said:Cool. That's also what Alin said, but I've never used lithiums and wanted to make sure. Even though they're protected, I still don't want to take any chances. On nother topic reguarding this light, I installed a Kiu socket and after using the light for just 30-45 seconds, the two red wires under the ceramic show signs of melting the isulation. Any ideas on why this is happening?
LuxLuthor said:Yikes....I'm guessing there is too much bulb heat being generated. I did notice in a maglite that I had AWR modify, that he put a shallow "cup" made out of a layer of gypsum type insulator between the bulb and the KIU with a center slot cut out for the bulb pins to insert into the KIU.
That sounds a bit dangerous, and maybe someone can give a reference to where you can get a piece of that insulator material? It's about the thickness of that gray cardboard that is on backs of typical white/yellow paper tablets, and they just folded up the sides to make the cup effect.
Nebula said:Lux - Very good post. I would add only one item to the list - an infrared thermometer. I picked one up at Sears, but a quick search revealed this site with quite a number of options - professionalequipment.com. I use mine to test the top, middle, and bottom of each cell at least 2x during the charge. I can also check each slot for variation in charging temps. In my experience, the right side slot in a two slot charger always seems to run hotter. Another advantage to this device is that you can check the temp from a few feet away using the IR beam.
Kirk
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